Launceston (Tas): Fresh Hop Beer Festival - 20-22 Apr 2018

Celebrating the annual Tasmanian Hop Harvest

Fresh Hop Beer Festival celebrates the annual Tasmanian Hop Harvest, with the brewing community coming together to showcase the freshest brews of the year. The harvest ales on offer are a once a year spectacle, with the hops hitting the brew kettle within 48 hours of being picked.

As well as the beers, there will be masterclasses, hop education, meet the brewers, live music and food stalls by local producers.

The festivities will take place down the Vincent street laneway in Launceston's CBD, making use of two private carparks, with both indoor and outdoor bars pouring only the freshest of 2018's local hoppy ales.

Tasmania is renowned for its wine, food and natural wonders and it also has a global reputation for spirits, the drinking kind that is. In 1992 Bill Lark successfully challenged an 1800s ban on distilling and started a new chapter in the state's beverage history. Bill pens a foreword in Bernard Lloyd's fantastic new book, Tasmanian Whisky: The Devil's Share and you could win a copy! »